antiqueness - definition, synonyms and pronunciation

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the quality or state of being in the style or fashion of former times.“We may discover something venerable in the antiqueness of the work.”Type of oldness

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An·tique′ness noun

The quality of being antique; an appearance of ancient origin and workmanship.

We may discover something venerable in the antiqueness of the work.— Joseph Addison

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54